Shoe-protector.



No. 714,82l. I Patented-Decal |902.

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SHOE PROTECTOR. (Application filed Mar. 4, 1902.| (No Model.)

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the front face of the heel of the shoe.

UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

JACOB ALBERT RAISER, OF BUOYRUS, OHIO.

SHOE-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,821, dated December2, 1902 Application filed March 4, 1902.

To all whmn it WI/(by concern- Be it known that I, J AcoB ALBERT RAISER,a citizen of the United States, residing at Bucyrus, in the county ofCrawford, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shoe-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to protectors for shoes; and it has for itsobject to provide a device of this nature which may be attached to anordinary shoe to prevent wearing of the sole and cutting of the vampwhen using a spade or shovel, a further object of the in vention beingto provide a specific article of manufacture which while being efficientin its operation will be cheap and simple.

In the drawing forming a portion of this specification there is shown aperspective view of a protector embodying the present invention.

Referring now to the drawing,there is shown a shoe-protector consistingof a metal plate including a sole portion 15 and an instep portion 16,the metal at the rear end of the instep portion being bent downwardly ata right angle, as shown at 17, to form a protection for Thedownwardly-bent portion 17 has laterally-di rected ears or extensions18, which are bent rearwardly at right angles to lie parallel with theside faces of the shoe-heel, and these ears are perforated and haveclamping thu mbscrews 19 engaged therewith. At the sides of the instepportion of the plate are formed Serial No. 96,630. (No model.)

wings 20, which are bent upwardly at right angles and are adapted to lieagainst the vamp of the shoe adjacent to the heel to protect the vampwhen the foot of the operator slips from the spade or shovel. At thesides of the sole portion of the shoe are additional upwardly-projectingcars 22, which are perforated and threaded to receive clampingscrews 23,these ears being adapted to lie at opposite sides of the shoe-sole, sothat the screws may be engaged with the sole.

The protector shown is stamped from a single sheet of metal, and theears and wings are bent to their properplaces, the entire structurebeing easy of manufacture and cheap.

Vhat is claimed is- As an article of manufacture a shoe-protectorconsisting of a plate comprising a sole portion, an instep portion and aheel front portion each having ears bent up from its sides, the instepportion of the plate lying at an angle to the sole portion and the heelfront portion of the plate being bent outwardly at an angle to theinstep portion, whereby the ears of the sole portion may embrace thesole of the shoe, the ears of theinstep portion may embrace the instepof the shoe and the ears of the heel portion may embrace the heel of theshoe, and clamping-screws engaged through the ears of sole and heelfront portions for clamping the plate to the shoe.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

i J. ALBERT KAISER.

WVitnesses:

L. C. FEIGHNER, NELLIE M. LEITZ.

